Elephant populations in Southern Africa are stable or growing, but the space available for them is not. Often, elephant populations are constrained, increasing their impact on the environment or surrounding communities, and triggering calls for controversial solutions, like culls or contraception. But studies in a region that hosts 50% of Africa’s remaining savanna elephants (Loxodonta

     Southerners tend to be a languid people: we move slowly, talk slowly, and generally take our time about things in effort to savor the ever-lapsing, never-to-be-replaced moments of our lives.  Because we tend to have little experience in doing things quickly, suddenly, or perhaps surprisingly, we have an expression that helps us to

California’s expanding gray wolf numbers — a conservation success for an endangered species — have worried ranchers in recent years as wolf-related livestock kills mount. Some ranchers are adapting to the changing landscape, using short-term nonlethal deterrents, some of which are funded by a state compensation program. A few ranchers are exploring long-term approaches, such

1 of 5 | Rohan Campbell plays Billy Chapman in "Silent Night, Deadly Night," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Cineverse LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Writer/director Mike P. Nelson and star Ruby Modine said Christmas and Halloween naturally go together in horror films like their Silent Night, Deadly Night, in theaters Friday. The

Firefighters work to rescue workers trapped under a collapsed structure at a library construction site in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Thursday. Photo by Yonhap A steel structure collapsed at a library construction site in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Thursday, killing one worker and trapping three others, authorities said. The accident was

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Chris Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects — though not in the way most people imagine. As senior collection manager of entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, he oversees one of the world’s

A 650-km (400-mi) railway corridor is being built that will link the iron ore mine in eastern Guinea to the country’s Atlantic port of Moribaya. Its route crosses forests that are home to some of the last populations of forest elephants and western chimpanzees in the country, with NGOs warning of disruptions and fragmentation of

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado reacts from the balcony at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. She received the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to

1 of 4 | On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 landed on the moon, the final Apollo lunar landing. File Photo courtesy of NASA Dec. 11 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1816, Indiana joined the United States as its 19th state. In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee

Between the public extravagances of today’s business icons and the recent trials of prominent CEOs, narcissistic managers have firmly taken the spotlight. In academia, the fascination with the potent mix of charisma and ego that defines narcissistic leaders has fuelled nearly two decades of extensive research and analysis. Yet one of the central challenges of

The recently struck memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta is a high-stakes strategy that risks deepening already deep divides in Canadian politics. While the MOU touches on a number of issues, at its heart is a shared vision for a new pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s protected northern coast. In effect, the

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) is greeted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday as he arrives for a meeting at the Chigi Palace in Rome. Photo by Riccardo Antimiani/EPA Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine could hold elections within the next three months in response to allegations by U.S.